[MEGA] State of the Galaxy: November 2021

Pretty simple, what is everyone's opinion about the changes coming to GAC and squad arena

My opinion: I don't particularly like it. Squad arena has a been a big focus since the games start. The mode is the a great way to earn crystals if you could at least breach top 100 or higher. Discord made things a bit easier to either coordinate the shard or i guess become a mafia if you're unfortunate to get those shards. There are players that are focused in arena to keep their cyrstals going but aren't GAC pros or even try sometimes.

I wondered why they would do it but it makes sense, sell the HDB at a reduced price so more people will make new accounts / new players buy it so they can gain an advantage in their arena shard.

Then, make squad arena absolutely useless and let all the HDB users lose any competitive advantage gained by making it so matchmaking pairs them up against other HDB buyers.

Quite genius ngl

"MercAntico;c-2317835" wrote:
They said they'd be doing this to GAC years ago, adding crystal income as an incentive to give a !@#$.

Mods locked in for 4 weeks, characters, relic levels, any progression, and if you are down a GL you can't win (since the non-GL counters got benched). Sounds like a super smart idea.

The fact you're at the whim of the least reliable matchmaker that is 90% of the reason nobody but whales care about this mode in the first place after the non-GL GL counters nerf.

Even if you're perfectly evenly matched GL count wise, if you mirror something out of necessity and the other squad is faster, you're still SOL.

All so you can try hard and hate the game even more for 75% of the daily crystals you were earning before this upcoming patch.

Locks are 1 week, not 4.

MM won't exist anymore as it does now. It's based on your rank, so over time, you should get even matches.

I hated the nerf as much as the next guy, but there are still counters and 2-shot options.

Disagree that squad is faster. Depends on how active your shard is.

Could have made everybody happy saying "GAC WILL NOW REWARD CRYSTALS" but no... CG had to go and ruin one of the only things that still worked in this game experience.

It really feels like an abusive relationship and at this point I honestly hope it turns out as I feel it will so I can finally see myself free from this game. Just makes the decision to quit easier.

All these years we've been asking for sandbox mode? no time for that.
GAC with friends/allies? no time for that.

But they got time to nerf half the counters we worked hard and then remove the crystals from everybody lying to everybody's faces saying it will be roughly the same. It's not like ~800 crystals a day was enough to get Starkiller anytime soon btw.

Also, announcing the most horrendous change in the history of the game after a whole month with no GAC helps with the trust issues we already have with CG a whole lot.

"BeralCator;c-2317915" wrote:
I don't understand this +10 points for your first attack. Why?

The way it reads suggests it is for both players, which seems pointless (both players just get a free 10 points unless they don't attack at all).

If it's *just* for the first player to attack, then it would be horribly unfair to anyone who is asleep when GAC rounds start (Middle East through to India).

Not sure if pointless or ill-conceived.

It's +10 points for each player the first time they attack. It may seem pointless, but if you pay atention, to get rewards you have to get at least 10 points, I guess to prevent people from just joining the GAC, do nothing and still get the rewards. So that way, if you attack, even if you fail you get the minnimum points to get the rewards.

Still the minimum requirements for prices feel a little pointless, so much hassle only to prevent no-shows to get some low end prices...

"Ragnarok_COTF;c-2317908" wrote:

"RTS;c-2317823" wrote:
I’m liking the changes - assuming CG has the matchmaking figured out

MM will be based on rank now. If you are outclassed, your rank will decrease, and you'll get easier opponents.

I think you mean when you are out GL'ed... not really outclassing.
It will turn into who has the most GLs and better roster, not who can use their roster the best.

If CG throws you a bone, expect a trap behind the corner

Thanks CG... said no one..

Seriously, who asked for this?

"Recurve;c-2317939" wrote:

"Ragnarok_COTF;c-2317908" wrote:

"RTS;c-2317823" wrote:
I’m liking the changes - assuming CG has the matchmaking figured out

MM will be based on rank now. If you are outclassed, your rank will decrease, and you'll get easier opponents.

I think you mean when you are out GL'ed... not really outclassing.
It will turn into who has the most GLs and better roster, not who can use their roster the best.

There is even a bigger incentive in scoring high to get juicy daily rewards, so not putting all you gls on D to be able to clear the opponent seems an even wiser strategy.

Still, i kinda agree with your last point, with the exception of very high gp rosters who already have 25 relic teams anyway.